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Longtown Primestock Sale - Tuesday December 07 b2004 The Cumberland & Dumfriesshire Farmers Mart P.L.C. had forward 1,479 prime lambs and cast ewes & rams at their weekly sale on Tuesday 7th December, 2004. The 1,142 prime lambs peaked at £50.80 for Suffolks from Catslackburn, Yarrow, others to £50.50 for Texels from Upper Mains, Annan. Export types remained sharp to sell, peaking at 115.7p for Cheviots from Murtholm, Langholm. Suffolk cross £49.80 Unity Farm; Cheviot Mule £47.80 Murtholm; Charollais £47 Brampton Fell; Hill Cheviot £44 Murtholm; Greyface £43 Low Stokoe; Blackface £40.50 Penpeugh; Swaledale £40 Side Farm; Herdwick £33.50 Carwath. The 223 lightweight euro lambs met a fast trade, peaking at £36 per head and 112.5p per kilo for Texels from Pennine View; Greyface £35.50 Westerhall; Blackface £33 Catslackburn, £32 Henderland; Herdwick £24 Carwath. A top quality show of 337 ewes and rams were scarcer and well above recent levels peaking at £59 and £58 for heavy Texel ewes from Oldfield Farm, Thurso. Texel cross £52, £50 Oldfield Farm; North Country Cheivot £50 Oldfield Farm; Charollais £47 Becton Hall; Suffolk cross £38.50 Chalkside; Greyface £37 Becton Hall; Cheviot Mule £34 Chalkside; Gritstone £31.50 Chalkside. Hill ewes to £26.50 for Swaledales from Grange Grassings and Hill Cheviots from Wydon Eals; Blackface £24 Penpeugh; Herdwick £21 Grange Grassings. Rams to £43.50 for Texels from Oldfield Farm; Suffolk £36.50 Becton Hall.
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